Why can't children gain weight?

Everyone thinks that it is normal for children to be white and plump, which shows that the child is growing up healthily. But some children will not gain weight no matter how much or what they eat, which makes their parents very worried. This is mainly due to the child's physique. Some children have weak digestion and absorption abilities and cannot absorb many nutrients, so they do not gain weight. So, what is the reason why children cannot gain weight?

1. Why do children not gain weight?

The stomach is responsible for digestion and storage, while the spleen is responsible for absorption and transportation. To put it simply, the function of the stomach is to turn the food eaten into a porridge-like mixture, and the spleen transports the nutrients in it to all parts of the body. Children with strong stomachs will of course have a good appetite and eat more. However, if the spleen is weak, its absorption and transportation functions will be poor, and it will not be able to transport nutrients to all parts of the body. If the body's nutritional needs are not met, you will naturally be small and thin, and look malnourished. Children with spleen deficiency may also suffer from food stagnation and repeated colds. Moreover, children with spleen deficiency cannot transport the essence of water and grain to nourish the head, face, heart and lungs, so they will have problems such as dull complexion and frequent colds. Children can eat but cannot digest it, just like products processed in a factory that cannot be sold. Over time, the food will pile up there, so children will suffer from food stagnation.

2. Massage for children who are overweight

Method 1: Nourishing the Spleen Meridian

Hold the child's left hand with your left hand, and use the thumb of your right hand to push along the radial side of the child's thumb from the fingertip to the base of the finger. This is to replenish the spleen meridian. Repeat 100 times.

Method 2: Clearing the Stomach Meridian

The stomach meridian point is located on the first segment of the thumb near the palm tip, but not the entire thumb. The centripetal direction is for supplementing, while the centrifugal direction is for clearing, so pushing from the base of the finger to the fingertip is to clear the stomach meridian. Hold the child in your arms, hold the child's little hand with your left hand, place the thumb of your right hand on the child's left and right stomach meridians, and clear them 50 times.

Method 3: Abdominal massage

The child's stomach and intestines are all on the stomach, that is, the child's abdomen. If you rub the child's stomach clockwise, the child will immediately feel much more comfortable. This is more effective than taking stomach-strengthening and digestion-enhancing medicine.

Method 4: Massage Zusanli

Children with blue veins on their nose bridge often have problems such as emaciation, yellow hair, and small stature. Mothers should remember the "Zusanli point for abdomen", which means if there is any gastrointestinal disease, find the Zusanli point first. Mothers should also remember another saying: "Rubbing the Zusanli acupoint is better than eating old hens." Zusanli is also an important acupoint for regulating the spleen and stomach and replenishing the middle and replenishing Qi. The Zusanli point is also easy to find. It is located four fingers below the outer kneecap.